Reviews
"The ambitious breadth of the editors' goals represents the anthology's strength. However, simply noting that the readings are comprehensive and logical does an injustice to the editors' accomplishment. This anthology represents an intellectual coup . . . a virtual celebration of and tribute to some of the real giants of criminology."--William A. Reese, Augusta State University"Many criminology texts seem to mimic an almost tabloid-type sensationalism. By contrast, the introductions and the articles selected in this book reflect solid, well-researched, and carefully reasoned approaches to the study of crime."--Joan Olson, University of Mary Washington, "The ambitious breadth of the editors' goals represents the anthology's strength. However, simply noting that the readings are comprehensive and logical does an injustice to the editors' accomplishment. This anthology represents an intellectual coup . . . a virtual celebration of and tribute to some of the real giants of criminology."--William A. Reese, Augusta State University"Many criminology texts seem to mimic an almost tabloid-type sensationalism. By contrast, the introductions and the articles selected in this book reflect solid, well-researched, and carefully reasoned approaches to the study of crime."--Joan Olson, University of Mary Washington"The ambitious breadth of the editors' goals represents the anthology's strength. However, simply noting that the readings are comprehensive and logical does an injustice to the editors' accomplishment. This anthology represents an intellectual coup . . . a virtual celebration of and tribute to some of the real giants of criminology."--William A. Reese, Augusta State University"Many criminology texts seem to mimic an almost tabloid-type sensationalism. By contrast, the introductions and the articles selected in this book reflect solid, well-researched, and carefully reasoned approaches to the study of crime."--Joan Olson, University of Mary Washington, "The ambitious breadth of the editors' goals represents the anthology's strength. However, simply noting that the readings are comprehensive and logical does an injustice to the editors' accomplishment. This anthology represents an intellectual coup . . . a virtual celebration of and tribute to some of the real giants of criminology."--William A. Reese, Augusta State University "Many criminology texts seem to mimic an almost tabloid-type sensationalism. By contrast, the introductions and the articles selected in this book reflect solid, well-researched, and carefully reasoned approaches to the study of crime."--Joan Olson, University of Mary Washington, "Many criminology texts seem to mimic an almost tabloid-type sensationalism. By contrast, the introductions and the articles selected in this book reflect solid, well-researched, and carefully reasoned approaches to the study of crime."--Joan Olson, University of Mary Washington, "The ambitious breadth of the editors' goals represents the anthology's strength. However, simply noting that the readings are comprehensive and logical does an injustice to the editors' accomplishment. This anthology represents an intellectual coup . . . a virtual celebration of and tributeto some of the real giants of criminology."--William A. Reese, Augusta State University
Table of Content
PrefaceContributorsSection I. Defining Criminology and Crime1. Criminology as Social Science, J. Mitchell Miller2. Historical Explanations of Crime: From Demons to Politics, C. Ronald Huff3. Characteristics of the Criminal Law, Edwin Sutherland and Donald Cressey4. The State, the Law, and the Definition of Behavior as Criminal or Delinquent, William J. ChamblissSection II. Observing and Measuring the Nature and Extent of Crime5. Are Uniform Crime Reports a Valid Indicator of the Index Crimes? An Affirmative Answer with Minor Qualifications, Walter R. Gove, Michael Hughes, and Michael Geerken6. Reassessing the Reliability and Validity of Self-Report Delinquency Measures, David Huizinga and Delbert S. Elliott7. Managing Rape: Exploratory Research on the Behavior of Rape Statistics, Gary F. Jensen and Maryaltani Karpos8. A Snowball's Chance in Hell: Doing Fieldwork with Active Residential Burglars, Richard Wright, Scott H. Decker, Allison K. Redfern, andDietrich L. Smith9. Covert Participant Observation: Reconsidering the Least Used Method, J. Mitchell MillerSection III. Correlates of Crime10. Specifying the SES/Delinquency Relationship, Charles R. Tittle and Robert F. Meier11. Age and the Patterning of Crime, Darrell J. Steffensmeier and Jeffery Ulmer12. Explaining the Gender Gap in Delinquency: Peer Influence and Moral Evaluations of Behavior, Daniel P. Mears, Matthew Ploeger, and Mark Warr13. Intelligence and Criminal Behavior, Scott Menard14. Family Relationships, Juvenile Delinquency, and Adult Criminality, Joan McCord15. On Immigration and Crime, Ramiro Martinez, Jr. and Matthew T. LeeSection IV. Theories of Crime16. Formal and Informal Sanctions: A Comparison of Deterrent Effects, Linda S. Anderson, Theodore G. Chiricos, and Gordon P. Waldo17. The Criminal Man, Cesare Lombroso18. Does the Body Tell? Biological Characteristics and Criminal Disposition, David Row19. Personality and Crime: Are Some People Crime Prone?, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, Phil A. Silva, Magda Stouthamer-Moeber, Robert F. Krueger, and Pamela S. Schmutte20. A Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior, Edwin H. Sutherland21. A Social Learning Theory of Crime, Ronald L. Akers22. Lower-Class Culture as a Generating Milieu of Gang Delinquency, Walter B. Miller23. Code of the Streets, Elijah Anderson24. Formal Characteristics of Delinquency Areas, Clifford R. Shaw and Henry McKay25. Routine Activity Theory, Lawrence E. Cohen and Marcus Felson26. A Control Theory of Delinquency, Travis Hirschi27. The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control, Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi28. Foundation for a General Theory of Crime, Robert Agnew29. Crime and the American Dream, Steven S. Messner and Richard Rosenfeld30. Causes of Crime: A Radical View, Michael J. Lynch and W. Byron GrovesSection V. Criminological Observations of Crime31. Violent Crime in the United States, Albert J. Reiss, Jr. and Jeffrey A. Roth32. The Motivation to Commit Property Crimes, Kenneth D. Tunnell33. Organized Crime, Frank R. Scarpitti34. Casinos and Banking: Organized Crime in the Bahamas, Alan A. Block and Frank R. Scarpitti35. Denying the Guilty Mind: Accounting for Involvement in White-Collar Crime, Michael L. Benson36. Trouble in the Schoolyard: A Study of Risk Factors of Victimization, Christopher J. Schreck, J. Mitchell Miller, Chris L. Gibson37. Researching Dealers and Smugglers, Patricia A. AdlerSection VI. Responses to Crime38. Police, Carl B. Klockars39. Racial Profiling, David A. Harris40. The Decision to Prosecute, George F. Cole41. Prostitution Control in America, Ronald Weitzer42. The Evidence in Favor of Prisons, Richard A. Wright43. Decriminalization, Samuel Walker
